San Vicente Mountain Park
San Vicente Mountain Park is a former Nike Missile Radar/Control Site in Southern California. The site is located on land owned by the city of Los Angeles above the Encino Reservoir along the unpaved portion of Mulholland Drive west of the 405 freeway.Photo: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: Nature Park in Encino, California, United States
- Also known as: “LA96C” and “Nike Missile Site LA-96”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Vicente Mountain and Encino Reservoir.
Encino Reservoir
Nature reserve
Photo: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Encino Reservoir, is a controlled lake created by the damming of Encino creek. It is located near the Encino neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley, California.
Sepulveda Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Cbl62, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sepulveda Pass is a low mountain pass through the Santa Monica Mountains in Los Angeles. It is named after the Sepúlveda family of California, a prominent Californio family that owned the land where the pass lies. Sepulveda Pass is situated 2 miles east of San Vicente Mountain Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Encino and South Valley.
Encino
Suburb
Photo: Entertainment Buff, Public domain.
Encino is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Encino is situated 2 miles north of San Vicente Mountain Park.
South Valley
Photo: Vandad Zarrin, CC BY 3.0.
South Valley is an area of the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. It is made up of the neighborhoods of the southwestern portion of the valley: Canoga Park, Encino, Reseda, Tarzana, West Hills, Winnetka and Woodland Hills.
Tarzana
Suburb
Photo: Cbl62, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tarzana is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Tarzana is on the site of a former ranch owned by author Edgar Rice Burroughs. It is named after Burroughs' fictional jungle hero, Tarzan. Tarzana is situated 3 miles northwest of San Vicente Mountain Park.
San Vicente Mountain Park
- Categories: missile launch site, nature area, recreation area, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.12829° or 34° 7′ 42″ northLongitude
-118.51299° or 118° 30′ 47″ westOperator
Mountains Recreation and Conservation AuthorityOpen location code
85634FHP+8ROpenStreetMap ID
way 1039199129OpenStreetMap feature
historic=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q18168354
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nike Missile Control Site LA-96 and Cold War Nike Missile Control Site LA-96 (1957-1974).
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